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Dept for Transport Local Government and the Regions

Answer

Mr. Francois: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions how long on average it took the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency to renew driving licences for those drivers who (a) require and (b) do not require associated eyesight tests in the last 12 months. [34544] Mr. Spellar: The information requested is as follows: The charter mark standard for dealing with applications with a medical involvement is five weeks for ordinary driving licences. If a decision cannot be made within this timescale, the applicant is advised of the reason. In this financial year, over 60 per cent. of medical applications have been completed within five weeks. Cases where eyesight tests are required will generally take longer than five weeks to complete because of the dependency on third parties to carry out the tests. The charter mark standard for applications for the issue of ordinary driving licences with no medical involvement is 15 working days. During the last 12 months, some 99.3 per cent. of applicants received their ordinary driving licence within 11 days.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

34544; 380 c27W

Session

2001-02

Subjects

Applications Administrative delays Health Eyesight Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency Ophthalmic services Testing Driving licences

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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